Where to find Wargames in Newcastle and the North East: historical and miniature wargaming clubs, gaming centres and shops.
We list 17 venues where you can play or buy wargaming across Newcastle and the North East, in 13 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 6 regular sessions, most often on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Four of those are marked as beginner friendly. 14 have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Board game cafe, event space and games shop on Park View, Whitley Bay, with a large in-store game library and weekly events for board games, trading card games, wargames and role-playing games. Open Tuesday to Sunday until 22:00, with tables bookable online.
Historical wargames society meeting at Westerhope Community Centre every Tuesday evening and on up to two Saturdays a month. Games range from ancients to modern, including Napoleonics, WW2 and naval, and occasional visitors are welcome.
Long-running, mainly historical wargames club with its own room at Vane Tempest Hall in Gilesgate. Members meet every Thursday evening and visitors can usually be fitted into a game.
Friendly local games store in Felling, 10 minutes walk from Felling Metro, with discounted wargaming kits and a gaming room with terrain and mats (£5 per person, no time limit) plus a board game library. It runs 40K matched play days, Age of Sigmar Spearhead events, Blood Bowl tournaments and a monthly board game night.
Large tabletop gaming hub in Hoults Yard, Byker, with a shop, a cafe serving barista coffee and many bookable 6 by 4 gaming tables (£5 table hire, terrain and mats included). It sells Games Workshop, Middle-earth, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Magic and Pokémon TCG, has a board game library and runs a weekly Commander night.
Tabletop and trading card game shop on English Street with in-store seating for play and organised play every day of the week, covering Star Wars Unlimited, Digimon, Lorcana, One Piece, Riftbound, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Pokémon TCG and Star Wars Legion. Staff offer bookable learn to play sessions, including Warhammer 40k, Lord of the Rings and Age of Sigmar.
Trading card shop behind Central Station with a large range of Pokémon TCG singles, plus Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Blood Bowl and Horus Heresy kits and paints. It runs organised play for Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece and Magic, and its play space is free to use when no event is on.
Geek shop and community event space on Front Street selling trading cards, Warhammer, board games and collectibles. It runs weeknight events including Pokémon TCG, Warhammer painting and Dungeons and Dragons.
Community interest company running a dedicated tabletop venue with a bar on Newcastle Quayside. Weeknight socials cover RPGs, board games, Blood Bowl, Warhammer and Star Wars Unlimited, with tournaments and special events at weekends.
Community-run tabletop gaming venue in Washington (a CIC) with a gaming space, hobby area, shop and café, The Hungry Dice. It hosts wargaming, card games, board games and roleplaying, plus learn-to-play sessions, leagues and tournaments, and tables can be booked online.
Open membership wargaming club meeting every Tuesday evening at Croxdale Community Centre, just south of Durham. It also runs larger tournament weekends.
TCG shop in Sunniside, Sunderland, opened in June 2026, selling Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Flesh and Blood and Yu-Gi-Oh singles and packs. It has seating for about 50 players, a Warmachine area and food and drink.
Gaming store and venue in the old picture house in Stocksfield with bookable tables and a tavern. It hosts free weekly Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and 40K nights plus weekly Lorcana, Riftbound and Yu-Gi-Oh! leagues and regular 40K tournaments.
Board game, graphic novel, manga and TCG shop on Grainger Street, part of the Travelling Man chain. It hosts Magic events on Monday evenings.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Model shop on Regent Street selling Games Workshop kits, White Dwarf and Citadel paints alongside Warlord Bolt Action, Rubicon wargames models and railway modelling supplies. Opening hours are currently reduced and flexible, so check before visiting.
Independent craft and model shop in Brampton, Cumbria, and a Games Workshop stockist with a pre-order service, plus other wargames, board games and remote control cars. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 16:00, with parking in the Old Brewery courtyard.
Model shop in a former chapel at Chester Moor selling radio control, die cast and plastic kits alongside a wide Games Workshop range and other wargames such as Bolt Action, Star Wars Legion and Infinity.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Border Reiver Wargames Society, Newcastle upon Tyne. Historical wargaming
Northern Alliance Games, Newcastle upon Tyne. Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament, 4 rounds
The Magic Chest, Carlisle. Organised play
The venues with the most regular nights are Bay Games in Whitley Bay (1 night), Border Reiver Wargames Society in Newcastle upon Tyne (1 night) and Durham Wargames Group in Durham (1 night). We list 17 venues in all across Newcastle and the North East.
Saturdays and Tuesdays have the most regular sessions. Five sessions run every week. The Newcastle calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Four regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at The Magic Chest, Bay Games and Durham Wargames Group. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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